Dance Demo Uploads

First Waltz - Choreographer : Dee Musk Music : When she started to dance by Tony Carey Descriptions : 24 count 4 wall

Charleston - Choreographed by : J. Hall & T. Miller 16 count, 4 wall beginners line dance Music : Tsimshatsui Susie (Chinese) by Sam Hui

Come On And Dance - Choreographed by: Peter Metelnick & Alison Biggs Music : Poker Face by Lady GaGa Descriptions : 32 count - 4 wall

as mentioned in previous post, this is my second channel for my students' practice at the classes, so they will remember the steps and practice at home after the lessons.

Please give them a round of applause for their efforts & progress. THANKS FOR WATCHING !!!

comments from you ^_^

my dearest readers, thanks for visiting my blog, i am happy for your reading no matter you like or dislike me =)

reiterate again, this is my personal open diary, no commercial purpose, if i mention someone that is you or you know, if you feel uncomfortable, SERIOUSLY, STOP READING THIS BLOG, IT'S HAZARD TO YOUR HEALTH =D

thanks to my dance students and friends, keep sending me email in respond to my blog, if you wish to post your comments in my blog, (i still not figure how to do it), email me, i will post out in the end of the particular post.

once again, i enjoy and treasure every moment in dancing, love ya !!

A BIT EMBARRASED =p

WHY ?

my new dance demo - The Last Nite, the first time when i taped it, something wrong with the restart due to miscommunications with the choreographer; so i had to retake the next day, i wore the latin shoes for 2 days and kept dancing, you can see i was wearing heels in the walk through part, there was a final version with waltz technique but my face shows the pain; then i got changed and thought, ok, buddy, i'm naughty this time then i danced with my sneakers, and that was my only 1 shot 1 version - 'waltz in sneakers'.

you can even see my 'witchy' smile in my eyes when i looked at the camera and i danced free & relaxed BUT without the ballroom feel. be honest, that wasn't bad in 'line dancing', most line dancers dance like that, but in a waltz, that was bad. also, at the same time i taught my class the waltz technique and that reflects in their excellent demo 'the first waltz', i am shame of myself =(

oh well, i am just a naught girl ^_^ and HAPPY DANCING \:D/

i've been learning 'ballroom' basic technique for a while, i picked up the technique & steps well, BUT once i dance with partner, i get nervous & stupid, guess i was born to be a 'line dancer' and dance solo =O

ok, stay tuned, will update my new demos in next post
have a wonderful weekend =D

kids' talk =O

mamamia, i taped a waltz today and the editing was killing me, couldn't watch myself anymore ..... had advance lesson this morning, we have good company =D

we had lunch in a small restaurant yesterday, my girl is pretty & skinny, i said to her 'you should eat more to gain weight and look prettier', my son buzzed in right away 'it's too late', why ? he said 'she was ugly, no turn', SIGH, quick response ..... sometimes they piss me off, fight/argue almost every 5 minutes but love their conversations .....

stay tuned, will update the uploads in youtube
you have a wonderful day ^_^

my second youtube channel - rclinedanz2

A big round of applause to my Tuesday nite beginners class. They had 8 lessons after the open house and they did extremely well. I’m very impressed that over half of the students were novice and more than half of the students have gotten use to my cue instructions now. My dear dance students, I’m so proud of you. Keep up the good work.

My second youtube channel - rclinedanz2.
as per request, i have recorded some of the beginners dance in the class so students may follow to practice. the dance videos will be uploaded in my second channel, please click above to view the demos. so far i taught 12 dances, taped cleveland shuffle, samba 1, first waltz etc. etc.

My first youtube channel - rclinedanz, is mostly for the newest & higher level dances with dance & walk through, hopefully, i can do more in youtube. thanks for your watching & view hits.

New Dance Demos (Dance & Walk Through)

Broken Heels - Co-choreographers: Jo & John Kinser and Mark Furnell Intermediate Line Dance Description : 64 Count 2 Wall 1 Restart and 8 Count Tag Music: Broken Heels by Alexandra Burke

All I Want Is You - Choreographed by: Maggie Gallagher (Sept 09)Music: All I Want Is You by Kim SozziDescriptions: 48 count - 2 wall Intermediate level line dance

U Got It All - Choreographers : Neville Fitzgerald & Julie HarrisMusic: Dance With Me by Aaron Carter feat Flo Rida64 Count 2 Wall Intermediate Line Dance

Also took a few videos of the tuesday nite class, will upload in my second channel so the students can follow my cue to practice; i'm confidence that most students can go up to level I & I+ in january 2010, hurray =D

Uploads in YouTube :-)

You Took My Love - Choreographed by: Peter & Alison, TheDanceFactoryUK (Oct 09) Choreographed to: You Broke My Heart by Alexandra Burke 64 count - 4 wall Intermediate level line dance;

Broken Heels - Co-choreographers: Jo & John Kinser and Mark Furnell Intermediate Line Dance 64 Count 2 Wall 1 Restart and 8 Count Tag. Music: Broken Heels by Alexandra Burke;

All I Want Is You - Choreographed by: Maggie Gallagher (Sept 09) Music: All I Want Is You by Kim Sozzi Intermediate level line dance 48 count 2 wall

i started to do walk through in my videos from end of July, i learnt a lot. why actors go to acting school even they are good in acting in daily life, it's different in the expression; same as dancing, the way you talk, the way you dance. as always, i'm training myself, i don't let myself stop; the beauty of learning is to enjoy the process - from source dances, dance, take videos and edit, it's very time consuming but i'm lucky to get the enjoyment =D

have a wonderful day =) HAPPY DANCING \:D/

MAD DOG BARKED AGAIN

the mad dog BMF barked again with her friend, BFW, tired, need a nap, will continue this posting when i have time.

CON'T ......... hi there, can't believe it's been a week already, there was an incident happened in the class last wednesday; oh well, not to repeat it, you'll get bored coz. incidents repeat over and over, and the BMF plays the same tricks ...

BMF, criticizing my beats & steps, take the following instructions :
i. take a moment to watch my dance videos in youtube, check beats in the dance part and steps in the walk through part;
ii. don't get it ? make yourself dance in front of a big mirror to check your own counts & steps, if you find yours are off beat & cheating steps (as you quoted others), then you know what is mirror image and your eyes & ears are perfect;
iii. still don't see your problems ? take a video of your own dance and show it in public, you'll get the impartial comments from outsiders
SIGH, too bad you don't understand what i'm talking about =O

glad to receive positive comments from foreign instructors/ choreographers, comments from peers are treasure and i will keep up my work, for the haters, sure you will be disappointed

WHAT DANCE I LIKE THE MOST ?

3 dances that i like recently :

Paloma 2009 - a very cute dance; and my dress was a tight lean dress but i thought it was too plain so i put on the tutu and the outcome was great, have bought lots of beautiful outfit for videos; why don't i wear them everyday ? well, just not use to since i became an instructor, i feel like i'm selling my technique but not what i wear, you may agree or not agree, that's what i think =)

Break your heart - a great dance, don't know why it's not that popular; i love it whenever i looked at my video collections, SIGH, now dance running so fast, it appears, then it's gone. what a waste on such a beautiful dance, it was by Shaz Walton, personal opinion, i think it's lot better than 'Beautiful' ;P

Big Girl Now - my latest own choreography, of course have to mention it, i spent very little time on this one but the outcome was great, knew that other group did my dance and posted in their website, very happy =D

Uplodes in YouTube

hi dear, i have uploaded many demos with dance & walk through in youtube, if you click the title, you will be directed to the dance :

Why So Serious - fun dance, i like the 4 counts alarm tag, good settings;

Playing With Fire - good dance, lots of dancers like it;

And I Rumba 2 - mike's new dance, recall my rumba steps, very feminine;

010101 - Jo Thompson's 2001 dance, she taught it again in windy city;

Straight Thru .... - ok lah but love to do the walk through, kind of complicated so i have to be very detailed, love to talk detailed =)

Break The Dawn - 2009 Windy City Line Dance Mania, Professional Choreography Competition 2nd Winning Dance; very new, why didn't i do the 1st winning one ? coz. i like this one better =)

Little Rumba - i taught in tuesday nite class and the novice looks like having difficulties to do the dance, so i called out the cue then they get to follow my instructions;

The Kinser Influence - easy version of 'bad influence', also taught in windy city, it was so new that i even had to submit my dance with the step sheet, tried out in sunday class, students picked up fast and had fun, great =D

Paloma 2009 - a line dance instructor in LA sent me the material and asked if i want to do the dance demo, i listened to the song, oh my, very good song, so i did it the next day, very very interesting dance, you should try it out .....

so, that's all about it, checking a few new dances but will be busy in the coming days, will go party tomorrow nite, classes in the week, halloween party next saturday; SIGH, hate to see BMF, she bugs me every time in the party, have to remind myself 'be taugh, be taugh' .....
if you go to winne's party, i'll meet you there, but i'll be very late, wait till kids come back for the trick or treat ..... late is better than never, SEE YA

YOU WON'T GIVE ME A BREAK, WHY SHOULD I ???

BMF (bad mouth fly) - keep your bad mouth shut

can't believe she's still the same no matter how old she is and how much she grows older

i didn't care of her for long time
very busy since last friday until this moment,
my body is aching but can't stop my anger to write her before i go to bed

what i did last saturday :
sent kids to chinese school; picked up my mom; went to shopping mall to exchange a tank top; did grocery shopping; bought lunch; went home prepared the soup; picked up kids; had lunch at home; drove kids to abacus; had a line dancing open house in unionville high school;

then my kids off from abacus, i went to winnie's afternoon party with TWO kids, what i thought was i like my instructor, just want to show up to show my respect, once i arrived, they danced the 'roll with the wind', i haven't even sat still so i didn't dance, then she yielded out with her damn voice
(so easy and you don't know the dance).

let me tell you
i dance when i want to, i don't dance when i don't want to
i'm not you, you have no choice, you have to do whenever your 'boss' tell you to do so, oh, almost forget, you still DO even when your boss tell you not to

BMF, you'll be forever like this, keep this way to think you are the best, wish you be happy all the times with your outstanding outfits until ....

OH, MY DEAR ......

can't believe it's been 2 weeks from my last post =O
busy busy, don't think i forget my blog, i didn't but have no time to write, give me 2 more days and hopefully, i'll be free to write details in the following topics :

- i was overwhelmed by the responses of the open house of my tuesday nite class, 30 students signed up the class;
- did some dance demos, will post out each link; you can go direct to my youtube channel : rclinedanz and check out all the demos;
- went to a wedding this afternoon after the dance class;
- will have another open house tomorrow;
- will go to a ball for tony's business, he will be upstage and be presented a plaque for the years' support to the event;
on & on & on, so much happenings ........

my dear friends & students, sure you feel my happiness LOLOLOL
BMF, we still meet in some classes at the same time, but my eyes don't see her much only when she plays those tricks, i.e. yield out the cue; exgerate body rolls like cramping; bugging others for beats too fast; it's alright, same old tricks .......
will detail the above later, stay tuned ........

HAPPY MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL

happy mid-autumn festival everyone, hope you had a great evening =)

i have received a good present for this festival, had received an email from an oversea's line dancer/instructor, who complimented my dance style & technique; very happy, who doesn't like to be praised but the point is i have been struggle & strike back for over a year, like the holy war, fighting on my own, thanks to my family & students' support, i still survive till now.

things happen on & on, never stop, good and bad, but, wait a minutes, isn't that life : ups & downs, like comfy walk on beach sand and bare feet walk on stones, those make life fascinating .... i still have hard feeling and hard times from someone but with the kind words from my students, how they learnt from others before and didn't like line dancing until now they like my way of teaching with technique and details, that's worth to suffer from those 'unnecessary friends & enemies'.

i will run another trial lesson in a short while and have one more class on saturdays, same like last trial, depends on the majority and start the lessons. to me, i run from beginners to advance classes, any level fits me perfectly as long as i get to dance with my students; i'm now focusing to teach them with my heart, looking forward one day they dare to dance with me with no fear no hesitations ..........

my dear students, i will wait, even if it takes forever, i will wait ..... (quiz : lyric of a song, tell me if you know =D)
millions thanks to my very very good friends, audrey & mike
and my students, i love you all

I'M A 'BIG GIRL NOW' =)

hi there, my new dance is released. be honest, i didn't spend much time in this one, my girl listens to this song for awhile and i think, humm, not bad though, then i checked and wondered, how come no one make a dance for it so i did. it has been uploaded in youtube : Big Girl Now

thanks to my two students during the first part of the video. there were 10 minutes left on monday class after i taught 'to the back', i thought why not to teach my new dance so i taught, what you see in the video was just the practice once they learnt the dance, not even learnt the restart & tag yet; there were a few students hiding from the camera because of camera shy OR didn't want to show their faces. A round of applause for my brave dance partners. Thank you.

i'm happy for the outcome of the trial lesson on 9/22 (Tuesday), that was a great nite with over 50 attendees, the room was packed. i taught 2 dances, ah si & j ho ab, also demonstrated 'man chang fei' with my students. I have uploaded the demonstration with my students in youtube : open house
thanks to my students, the guests & the new signed up students, look foward to meeting you in the classes

Back It Up by Caro Emerald - there are 2 dances for the music at the same time and i think both are nice, so i took the videos of both dances, my instructor taught the one - To The Back, i did the dance part only and both dance & walk through to Back It Up, let me know which one you like better =)

will be busy whole day tomorrow for tony nephew's wedding, aiya, please don't make me go anywhere, just want to 'line dance', yeah, i know, i'm bit crazy and not interested in anything else ;P

please take a moment to check out my videos, thanks for watching and HAPPY DANCING \:D/

lot of happenings

hello my friends/readers :

it's busy & happy as usual, i've done my new dance, will submit to yipee in a day or so, this time 2 of my students are in the video as well; SIGH, don't ever think that i like to solo dance, if you've seen me dance in the parties then you know i dance more relaxed & better in real, spirit of line dancing is dance in a group, still waiting for someones to dance with me

also did 2 dance demos, you'll see i wore the same outfit for 3 videos, the reason is i have limited time to use the studio so i shot 3 demos with dance & walk through, that was pretty tight to film 3 in 2 hours; but the bigger task is 'editing'. i have to download the videos from camera to computer, screen each clip & mark down which part i want in @clip; use window movie maker to edit, then save, then view again to make sure everything is OK, then upload to youtube

had the open house last nite, over 50+ attendees, about 10 of my students went to support me, thanks so much; also thanks to the guests and my new students who signed up my new class; i taught 2 dances and demonstrated 'man chang fei' with my students, had lots of fun.

too tired, will link the videos later. ciao. =)